Share your story for a chance to win a $5000 cash prize!
Submit your original writing (a short story, poem, or song) between now and January 7, 2008 and you will be entered for a chance to win. A panel of HarperTeen judges will select the 10 most original and creative pieces, but it will be up to the MySpace community to decide who wins!
As always, keep it clean, short, and your own.
Need help? Check out HarperTeen’s MySpace blog and forums for writing tips and advice from authors and editors.
The Official Rules can be obtained at the HarperTeen MySpace website: http://www.myspace.com/harperteen. Scroll down a bit and you’ll see the yellow blurb with a link to the rules. Some rule highlights are:
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 14 years of age but no older than 18 years of age at time of entry and who are registered members of the www.myspace.com community.
HOW TO ENTER: Entrants must visit the Contest web site during the Contest Period by logging in to their MySpace profile and then going to the HarperTeen MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/harperteen. Follow the on-screen instructions to “befriend” the HarperTeen profile. Complete the entry form by providing all of the requested information and required materials for entry into the Contest.
SUBMISSIONS: Submissions must be no more than 2,500 characters including spaces and can be related to any topic. Submissions may only be presented in the form of written text; no photos or illustrations will be accepted.
JUDGING CRITERIA: All Submissions will be judged by a panel of judges to be selected by the Sponsors. Submissions will be scored in four (4) categories. Each category is worth a maximum of 25% of the total score. In the event of a tie between two or more Submissions, the Judges will conduct a tie-breaking round according to the established Judging Criteria. All decisions of the Judging Panel are final on all aspects of the Contest. Submissions will be scored based on the following criteria:
Creativity: 25%
Originality: 25%
Writing Style: 25%
Entertainment Value: 25%
You should read the Official Rules in its entirety.
Good luck to all who enter.
Ed Goldberg
Teen Services Librarian